Synthesis and validation of novel cholesterol-based fluorescent lipids designed to observe the cellular trafficking of cationic liposomes

Bieong Kil Kim, Young Bae Seu, Jong Soo Choi, Jong Won Park, Kyung Oh Doh

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Abstract

Abstract Cholesterol-based fluorescent lipids with ether linker were synthesized using NBD (Chol-E-NBD) or Rhodamine B (Chol-E-Rh), and the usefulnesses as fluorescent probes for tracing cholesterol-based liposomes were validated. The fluorescent intensities of liposomes containing these modified lipids were measured and observed under a microscope. Neither compound interfered with the expression of GFP plasmid, and live cell images were obtained without interferences. Changes in the fluorescent intensity of liposomes containing Chol-E-NBD were followed by flow cytometry for up to 24 h. These fluorescent lipids could be useful probes for trafficking of cationic liposome-mediated gene delivery.

Original languageEnglish
Article number22940
Pages (from-to)3893-3896
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume25
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Cholesterol
  • Fluorescent probe
  • Liposome
  • Transfection

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